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July is usually the peak month for harvesting and enjoying fruit in north Louisiana.

Freestone peaches are ripening and finding their way to the markets, figs ripen this month and of course the July 4 favorite, watermelons, are plentiful. The following guidelines are for harvesting, selection at the market and storage of these true Southern favorites.

Against all odds, against all expectations, perhaps even against all reason, the Republican presidential nomination fight is centered in Florida this week and then moves to a hopelessly complex process here in Maine next week. This is a far different contest than the Republicans conducted a few weeks, a few miles and a political lifetime away across the border in New Hampshire.

Kids growing up at the time I did had no problem getting involved with the outdoors during summers. It’s what we did. There wasn’t a X-Box or an I-Pod to be found anywhere. We didn’t need grown-ups or gadgets to provide our entertainment. We just grabbed a sharp shooter shovel and a Prince Albert tobacco can, dug us some earthworms and went fishing.
Today’s parents who grew up the way I did are usually the ones who see the importance of getting their offspring involved in outdoors stuff. They take their kids with them to the woods and on the water, allowing them to experience some of those valuable things that molded them.